INT 10 - VIDEO - SET CURSOR CHARACTERISTICS                  

Input

Output

AX

01h   Destroyed AX

BX

    Destroyed SP

CX

 Start Scan Line End Scan Line Destroyed BP

DX

    Destroyed SI
ES:DI   Destroyed DI

 

Start Line
Bit Dec Hex  Description
0 1 01h  Start Scan Line
1 2 02h
2 4 04h
3 8 08h
4 16 10h
5 32 20h  Blink Attributes 00 = Normal
                        01 = Invisible
                        10 = Slow
                        11 = Fast
6 64 40h
7 128 80h  

 

End Line
Bit Dec Hex  Description
0 1 01h  Start Scan Line
1 2 02h
2 4 04h
3 8 08h
4 16 10h
5 32 20h  
6 64 40h
7 128 80h
Note:   Buggy on EGA systems--BIOS remaps cursor shape in 43 line
        modes, but returns unmapped cursor shape


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